Delegation of the City of Hobart, Australia

Submitted by on 10/11/2017 - 11:24

On October 10th, 2017 the meeting with the representatives of the City of Hobart (the Capital of Tasmania, Australia) has taken place in the Rectorate of the University of Silesia. The meeting was organized in the frame of World Cities project governed by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission.

The aim of the World City project is to boost the exchange of information and good practices in regional and urban development among the representatives of cities around the globe. Each appointment assumes the exchange of experience between the cities of the European Unionmember countries and of the countries outside of EU.

Katowice, being the only Polish city participating in the project, organized a meeting which focused on the problems modern metropolities face. Some of the issues mentioned were the impact of climate changes and ecology awareness on the metropolitan area, metropolitan management, but also start-ups, innovations and cultural activities. Thus, the event made an opportunity to emphasize the role of the University both in the city and in the region, as well as to highlight the importance of the relations between the university’s authorities and city government.

The meeting emphasized the role of universities in adapting the urban tissue to the needs of the society. It also underlined the importance of raising global issues, such as climate changes and human interference in the environment, and their impact on the society.